Space Shuttle Atlantis
Crewed spacecraftRetired
Space Shuttle orbiter
Space Shuttle Atlantis was NASA OV-104. It first flew in 1985, carried Department of Defense, planetary, Hubble, Mir, and International missions, and completed the final flight of the Space Shuttle program on STS-135 in 2011.
Crewed spacecraft dossier
Flight profile
- Orbits
- 4,848
Vehicle record
- NASA designation
- OV-104
- Manufacturer
- Rockwell International
- Flights
- 33
- First flight
- STS-51-J, October 3-7, 1985
- Final flight
- STS-135, July 8-21, 2011
- Status
- Displayed at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
People Who Flew Aboard This Spacecraft
Photo Archive
Documented views of this individual vehicle, with source and credit retained alongside each image.
Sources
NASA Space Shuttle Era FactsNASA Orbiter Vehicle HistoryNASA: STS-51-JNASA Space Shuttle Missions Summary (TM-2011-216142)NASA: STS-61-BNASA: STS-27NASA: STS-30NASA: STS-34NASA: STS-36NASA: STS-38NASA: STS-37NASA: STS-43NASA: STS-44NASA: STS-45NASA: STS-46NASA: STS-66NASA: STS-71NASA: STS-74NASA: STS-76NASA: STS-79NASA: STS-81NASA: STS-84NASA: STS-86NASA: STS-98NASA: STS-101NASA: STS-104NASA: STS-106NASA: STS-110NASA: STS-112NASA: STS-115NASA: STS-117NASA: STS-122NASA: STS-125NASA: STS-129NASA: STS-132NASA: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite GenerationsNASA: The TDRS Era Began During Challenger's Maiden VoyageNASA Science: Compton Gamma Ray ObservatoryNASA: The Great ObservatoriesNASA Science: GalileoNASA Science: Planetary Science MissionsNASA Science: MagellanNASA Science: Terrestrial Planets